Machaerina juncea

Bare twig-rush
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Order:Poales
Family:Cyperaceae
Genus:Machaerina
Species: M. juncea
Binomial name
Machaerina juncea
(R.Br.) T.Koyama
Synonyms[1]
  • Baumea juncea (R.Br.) Palla
  • Chapelliera juncea (R.Br.) Nees
  • Cladium junceum R.Br.
  • Cladium ouveanum (Däniker) Guillaumin
  • Gahnia juncea (R.Br.) F.Muell.
  • Lepidosperma colensoi Boeckeler
  • Mariscus junceus (R.Br.) Kuntze
  • Mariscus ouveanus Däniker

Machaerina juncea, commonly known as bare twig-rush, is a sedge in the Cyperaceae family that is native to Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia.[2]

The grass-like sedge is rhizomatous and perennial, it typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 1.2 metres (0.7 to 3.9 ft) and colonises easily. It blooms between October and March producing brown flowers.

Western Australia

It found along coastal areas in the Mid West, Wheatbelt, Peel, South West, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance where it grows in water-logged sandy soils.[3]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 20 February 2018
  2. ↑ Catalogue of Life, retrieved 21 February 2018
  3. ↑ "Baumea juncea". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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